Oesophageal Cancer Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
AI generated eligibility summary. Written by an AI model from the official source data and checked on a sample basis. It can contain mistakes, so confirm anything important against the original source. How we use AI
Who might be able to join this trial:
- You are scheduled for an upper endoscopy (a camera procedure to look inside your throat and stomach) or have had one within the past three years
- You are 18 years of age or older
- You are able to provide a saliva (spit) sample
- You are able to understand and sign a consent form agreeing to take part
- If you have Barrett's esophagus specifically: your condition has been confirmed by a camera procedure and tissue sample showing changes in the lining of your food pipe of at least a certain size
Who may not be able to join:
- You have a history of cancer in your head, neck, food pipe (squamous cell type), or stomach
- You have previously had surgery on your food pipe or stomach
- You are scheduled to have a colonoscopy (bowel camera procedure) on the same day as your saliva sample is collected
- You are only scheduled for certain specialist procedures (ERCP or ultrasound endoscopy) without a standard upper endoscopy on the same day as saliva collection
- If you have Barrett's esophagus specifically: you have previously received treatment to your food pipe for this condition — although having had a certain type of tissue removal procedure (endoscopic mucosal resection) for a small area, without follow-up burning treatment, may still be allowed (confirm with trial site)
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Julian Abrams, MD, Columbia University
Phone: 212-305-1909
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
GP referral letter
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Performance characteristics of a microbiome-based classifier with repeated sampling; Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) by BE status
Can't join this trial?
Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 12 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.